Visit to North Pole

We took the kids to North Pole and Santa Claus's House for the first time.  Santa is a busy guy and we had to wait an hour to see him.  We explored the gift shop and picked out ornaments while we waited.  Audrey made herself at home on Santa's chair while he went outside to feed the reindeer.  By the time we saw Santa, Audrey was pretty sleepy and not interested. Max wasn't shy about crawling in his lap and chatting.

Max's 4th Birthday

I didn't take many pictures because I wanted to enjoy the day with him.  I did manage to take a few of him with his cake!

Max started off his birthday with presents and pancakes.  In the afternoon we had a party for him with his friends from preschool.  There were about 10 kids that came, along with their parents.  The party was firetruck themed and we had games for the kids.  Everyone had a really good time!  We ate pizza and cake and the kids wore themselves out.

Halloween 2017

I had to make use of the Ewok costume one last time, so we went with a Star Wars theme again this year.  This time around Max was Luke Skywalker and Audrey was the Ewok.  I even got in on the fun.  We went outside to take photos before heading over to the school for trick-or-treating.  Max practiced his moves with the light saber until he heard the car pull into the driveway when Ross got home from work.  He abandoned his light saber which was quickly discovered by a curious little Ewok who claimed it for herself.

Max's First Day of Preschool

Max barely stood still long enough for me to get a picture of him on his first day of school.  When I picked him up at the end of the day he was still full of energy and wanted to go back in the building.  

Trail Run

Lots of running with a quick pit stop to pick cranberries.

Braids

For a first try, not so bad!  I can't believe she stayed still long enough to let me do this.

Summer

I've been so busy working on my photography business that I haven't had time for the blog.  I can't believe it's been almost two months since my last post!  Hopefully I'll have a little more time once my website is up and running.

Anyway, the kids are enjoying their summer and staying busy.  I try to get them out exploring as much as possible.  It won't be long before summer is over.